''Arauchemus'' is a
genus
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of
South America
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n
ground spiders that was first described by R. Ott &
Antônio Brescovit in 2012.
it contains only two species, both found in
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
: ''A. graudo'' and ''A. miudo''.
References
Gnaphosidae genera
Spiders of Brazil
Taxa named by Antônio Brescovit
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